Massa had started third on the grid and was hopeful of converting his excellent qualifying into a podium. However, his coming together with Magnussen, which the race stewards deemed as a racing incident in which neither could be blamed, ended another race prematurely.

Afterwards he said: “The accident was a little more scary watching than being inside. I just saw everything the other way around. I was in front. If someone needs to watch, it’s the car behind”.

The Brazilian sits an unjustified 61 points behind his team-mate, Valtteri Bottas, due to a mixture of crashes, poor pits-stops and poor strategy. Luck certainly hasn't been on Massa’s side this year.

Magnussen, 21, said: “I need to see a replay of the accident, but if I’d have somewhere to go, then there wouldn't have been contact with Felipe. I am sorry about the situation. I did my best to try and avoid the accident, but there wasn't much else I could do”.